Abdi, who plays a pirate and hijacker in "Captain Phillips," said the response to his performance has been amazing and that "everyone is loving it."

"A lot of big names have come to me and tell me [about] the good job that I did," he said. "It's unbelievable."

But being nominated as Best Supporting Actor with the likes of Bradley Cooper, Jonah Hill and Jared Leto hasn't changed Abdi one bit. He still lives in Minnesota, is trying to move to Los Angeles and said he hasn't even thought about the possibility of winning an Academy Award.